I am nearing the end of my new novel under the working title of THE TRAIL BEFORE ME. It has to be with my publisher Piatkus by the end of April. If I meet no snags I should achieve that. It is always an exciting time to see the finished text and enjoy what lies ahead when all the various departments at the publisher’s bring their contributions together to produce the finish book, which is always a thrill to hold. More on THE TRAIL BEFORE ME as the completion approaches.

Just back from a very interesting and enlightening meeting of the Flying Ducks, a group of Northern writers who meet on the first Thursday of the month We were given an enlightening and lively meeting by John Jackson about Social Media and the way in which writers can use it to spread news of their writing and make their books more widely known.